A Swedish Fika

A Swedish Easter


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Easter in Sweden was until the 1970s observed as a religious holiday, but today it is largely secularized with a blend of Christian, folklore, and old Norse traditions. It is still an official holiday in Sweden with many people off from work on both Friday and Monday of the weekend. Today I will talk about the different traditions on skärtorsdag (Maundy Thursday), långfredag (Good Friday), påskafton (Easter Eve), påskdagen (Easter Sunday), and annandag påsk (Easter Monday). I will ...
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